Cell-case.



A. E. BURTCHAELL.

CELL CASE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 14. 19M.

1 ,1 60,493. Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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5/ 'QL QIOiQ' Gaza/Z ,4; ATTORNEKS' v A. E. BURTCHAELL.

I CELL CASE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 14. 1914.

11,160,493. Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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the respective strips, thereby providing a locking neansior securing the strips together at their intersecting points.

In assembling,theintersecting strips are arranged in such a manner that the curved end portlonsfi Wlll provide cushion members" for each of the-tour sides of the respective "cells, as in Fig. -l, and against which the article positioned in the respective cells will rest. It Will be apparent by'reference to Fig. 1,,v that" the articles positioned inthe' respective cellsdo not contact With the same points on the strips as do the articles in adjae t, empe m nte, and th i hbf th curved en Pee-tiers. 6 p ovide a y e d -hl re eh en against whi h e el e es rest-i e t ai t ee iens 7 0f the transve s strips 5extend below the lower edge of the mai ing ne tien of the strip, th s: e mi g tongues 13" Whigh .Seat in the channels be: ween the mem s i he ber r p rtition members 2 and prevent thedisplace: meet er me ins ettheeel a e Whenpacked in e rec p a le and r c ivingarticl smaking t e strip L nd .ef the me '7 en gur t n nd nte sec ing the same at ig t angles a the diago al shank pO jt ens it will be apparent y e am ing Figs. 3 and 5, that-When it is desired to collapse h ell a e when d en aged. f om e base embe she ur ed end p rt ons 6-,s11anks a '6 andstraight sections 7 of the l'qngitudi-f nal members will lieadjacent the same por tions on the transverse members; I My improv d bel eaeeie er b of in lap eel e e euryhut 1 ma l spa w en.

not, muse, is so f rmed r fash o d to Pr vid enshienmemb L e h 0 th enre de el s eac c ll, nd the strips mins th e l ee' 'e pro d, with a lock ngn eans forseculung thesame together at their intersect ng pointsp 'Having thus described my'invention What I ele n desire t p e er t byLett r- Pa 7 v v ent is 17A collaps e be se mpr i g 01 gitiidinal transverse members forming a ies f ed e enb l s f rrthe l ept en e articles to be shipped, eachof said memhers cOnsistingot' a plurality of substan-1 tially'inverted Sshap'ed sections connected. togetherat theirends by alineol portions,.,

' and the shanks of said substantially in- Vented S -shaped sections extending diagonelly of thelongitudinal line-ofsaid men he 1 s id leh itedinal a d t a s e e m he -e e ehe ns at h Shank; r f aehet e il i verte ubs an ally -eheped iers- I 2. A collapsible cell case comprising lont l hel nd tr n v nter t ng memei ei'mmg e e ies e edi en e l er the ee nhen 91 a ticl s to be ehipr ie ba e fe each cell case formedxwith parallel spaced ridges extending from one side edge thereof to another and provided With spaced aper tures forthe reception of the lower ends of the article's positioned in said cells," and tongues projecting from the lower edge of certain, of said intersecting members for reception in the depressions between said 7 ea s eenni ted by a: s an porti n exten ng' di gehally t the plan of the Web transverse nt rsec ing member forming a e, A ce l easeeemprising longitudina and s ries of adjacent ce ls for t e eception ef:

the articles to be shipped, each member pro; ided. w t a serie sei' sp eede shioningsectionsehd substantially raight Web h re-- 2 between, ea h cushioning se t on c mpris ng epp eite'lyd spesed hea ing beads e nneek ed by han P rtien' ext nd ng iagonal y;

o t e plane f the substantially st aight.

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- A eel eaee-eemnr eing l ngitudinalen t ansverse members. er hg eseriesef ad; meet. cells r. th eeept en of articles be '95 of: plu ality of s bs an ially n er dfi I 9 e shipped, e leh o said membe s; nsi t n shap d; s etien 'eenne ed te eth ie thei nds by substa t al st ight? W ne t ene:

. A collaps b e ce easeeemr iei se 1 may e-f lengitudh a andv t ehi eree inter: s eh gmember er ilng a eenes i adieen cells fe t e eeeptiellrei iblee o, be, shipped, eaehef sa d I mbere b ing formed wit cush o ng m ans, f the all of t ell he said, eushien ns m ns dapt o nt rt t upon the field ngi the c l c s o, that he Cel ase- When f lde is .substeh: tiallyvfiat. 1 r

1- A l ap i l 9e11, ease cemp sin g e g uf i'na and ransverse nt ree i gr n mber e m ng e ser s o djac nt ells; iToJrthe reception of; articles to be shipped, each of sai mem ers being, e me en ey de 1 s ie ingmeene er he all ie the-be the cushioning means of the longitudinal embe nter ittihs the c shion ng m a w vi d elleeee- .v r 8 A ap le e l J e e omprising i n,-

situd ea end tran ve e e e t n w of t e trane er e m mbers. en the el iee.

ere erm e e'e ee f eeli e t-eel i r h r eept e of "e tice e te be shi ped: e h J of seitdjmem re eing t rmed to pre le cushion ng beads for the alls of the tells, all Qf'seid eale n beads edaetedite ib V ret 1 .1291 t eie l hse the sel ea e-c. I

9. A cell case comprising longitudinal and transverse intersecting members forming the walls of a series of adjacent cells forthe receptionof articles to be shipped, each side wall of each cell being provided With a single head, the bead of one Wall being offset with reference to the bead of the opposite wall to dispose them near the corner portions of the cell to constitute a four-point cushioning means for the article within the cell, 10

r name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ARTHUR E. BURTCHAELL; Witnesses:

HARRY A. TOTTEN, CHAS. O. E. BURTCHAELL.

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